NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense - FYI

[brian doxtator <bdoxtator@ASHWAUBENON.K12.WI.US>]

No. 603-01
(703)677-5131(media)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 28, 2001
(703)697-5737(public/industry)

"ANY SERVICEMEMBER" WEB SITES ANNOUNCED
The Department of Defense announced today an alternative to the
"Any Servicemember" and "Operation Dear Abby" programs, which
were suspended indefinitely in the wake of anthrax mail attacks.

The Navy has developed a Web-based alternative to benefit
members of all Services.  The program can be reached at the Navy
LIFELines Services Network at http://www.LIFELines2000.org or
http://AnyServiceMember.Navy.mil
.

Those who want to send a message of support or holiday greeting
to military servicemembers will find a simple process for
delivering messages at these sites.  The "Any Servicemember"
program allows participants to select from one or all branches
of the military.

To receive a message of support, servicemembers will log onto
the Web site and choose messages for their branch of Service and
home state.  Those sending a message who wish to receive a
response may include a return e-mail address.  Since all
messages are viewed on the Web, the military's regular e-mail
service is not affected.

"Operation Dear Abby" was founded by the newspaper advice
columnist and has delivered mail to servicemembers overseas
during the holiday season for more than 17 years.  The "Any
Servicemember" mail program began during Operation Desert Storm
in 1990, and continued to grow during operations in Bosnia,
starting in 1995.

Other alternatives for supporting deployed servicemembers were
announced in an Oct. 30 news release, available at
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2001/b10302001_bt556-01.html
.

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Yawa'ko (Thank You)
Brian A. Doxtator, Parkview Middle School Media Specialist
Parkview Middle School, Ashwaubenon, WI.
bdoxtator@ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us

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